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Tomato basil white bean pasta

Whole-wheat pasta with white beans in a tomato, basil and garlic sauce.

Tomato pasta with white beans and fresh basil.
441 kcal per servingPrep time: 14 minServings: 1LunchPasta lunchTomato and basil

Ingredients

  • 70 g whole-wheat pasta
  • 150 g cooked white beans
  • 200 g chopped tomatoes
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 8 basil leaves

Method

  1. Boil the pasta until al dente, reserving a little cooking water.
  2. Simmer tomatoes and garlic for 10 minutes, then add the white beans.
  3. Toss in the pasta with a splash of cooking water and tear over the basil.

Calories in context

At 441 kcal per serving, this dish is about 22% of a 2000 kcal daily reference intake — the standard reference amount used on nutrition labels, not a personal target.

Eaten as the midday meal in a three-meal day, it is one part of a day whose real total depends on your own body, activity level and goals, not on any single recipe. For a calorie range that reflects those, rather than a generic reference figure, the tools below can help.

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